English Grand Test for Competitive Exams – Online Preparation & Practice

Boost your English skills with our grand test designed for competitive exams. Practice grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension online with solved questions and explanations.

  1. He has been trying since two years.
    A He has been
    B Trying
    C Since
    D Years
    E NOT
  2. A Person who knows everything:
    A Omniscient
    B Philanthropist
    C Optimist
    D Pessimist
  3. One who speaks less:
    A Insolvent
    B Reticent
    C Centenarian
    D Stoic
  4. One who believes in God:
    A Theist
    B Optimist
    C Pessimist
    D Omniscient
  5. One who loves mankind:
    A Philanthropist
    B Centenarian
    C Contemporaries
    D Anonymous
  6. One who is unable to pay his debts:
    A Insolvent
    B Polyglot
    C Glutton
    D Catalogue
  7. One who knows many languages:
    A Stoic
    B Polyglot
    C Philanthropist
    D Edible
  8. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain:
    A Fatalist
    B Fastidious
    C Stoic
    D Contemporaries
  9. One who looks on the bright side of things:
    A Philanthropist
    B Anonymous
    C Pessimist
    D Optimist
  10. One who eats too much:
    A Fastidious
    B Centenarian
    C Glutton
    D Catalogue
  11. A list of Books:
    A Illegible
    B Catalogue
    C Fastidious
    D Contemporaries
  12. A handwriting cannot be read:
    A Illegible
    B Glutton
    C Polyglot
    D Stoic
  13. People living at the same time:
    A Pessimist
    B Contemporaries
    C Glutton
    D Polyglot
  14. One who believes on fate:
    A Glutton
    B Catalogue
    C Fatalist
    D Pessimist
  15. One who looks on the dark side of things:
    A Philanthropist
    B Optimist
    C Omniscient
    D Pessimist
  16. A Person difficult to Please:
    A Fastidious
    B Optimist
    C Stoic
    D Omniscient
  17. A Book written by an unknown author:
    A Philanthropist
    B Anonymous
    C Polyglot
    D Contemporaries
  18. A thing that is fit to be eaten:
    A Insolvent
    B Fatalist
    C Edible
    D Fastidious
  19. A Person who cannot read or write:
    A Incorrigible
    B Stoic
    C Philanthropist
    D Illiterate
  20. One who loves books:
    A Honorary
    B Obsolete
    C Bibliophile
    D Sinecure
  21. One who cannot be corrected:
    A Obsolete
    B Incorrigible
    C Contemporaries
    D Philanthropist
  22. One who is not sure about God’s existence is called:
    A Agnostic
    B Atheist
    C Agonist
    D Optimist
  23. A person who deliberately set fire to building:
    A Arsonists
    B Contempt
    C Obsolete
    D Incorrigible
  24. A account of One’s life written by writer himself is known as:
    A Autobiography
    B Anthology
    C Bibliophile
    D Philanthropist
  25. A person who wants to destroy all Government and order:
    A A of Books
    B Estimation
    C Glutton
    D Anarchist
  26. Believe me, I have finished the cross-word all by myself.
    A Pronoun
    B Noun
    C Adverb
    D Adjective
    E NOT
  27. There is no doubt that the man has lost his mental stability.
    A Noun
    B Pronoun
    C Verb
    D Adverb
    E NOT
  28. There is calculated risk in the job.
    A Noun
    B Pronoun
    C Adjective
    D Preposition
    E NOT
  29. Are you by any chance free tonight.
    A Noun
    B Verb
    C Preposition
    D Adjective
    E NOT
  30. The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.
    A Pronoun
    B Adjective
    C Verb
    D Preposition
    E NOT
  31. No one knows her intentions in the matter.
    A Noun
    B Pronoun
    C Preposition
    D Verb
    E NOT
  32. That butcher charges unreasonable prices.
    A Noun
    B Verb
    C Adverb
    D Adjective
    E NOT
  33. Please place it upon the floor.
    A Preposition
    B Adjective
    C Pronoun
    D Adverb
    E NOT
  34. Has your Child been vaccinated against covid?
    A Noun
    B Pronoun
    C Verb
    D Adverb
    E NOT
  35. It is all the same to me.
    A Preposition
    B Adjective
    C Verb
    D Noun
    E NOT
  36. I was driving at 60 miles per hour.
    A Preposition
    B Adjective
    C Pronoun
    D Adverb
    E NOT
  37. Doctor’s agree that the fluid around the spinal cord helps the nourish the brain.
    A Doctor’s
    B Agree
    C the fluid
    D Correct To nourish
    E NOT
  38. Please don’t parking in those spaces that have signs reserving them for the office staff.
    A don’t parking
    B Reserving
    C For
    D office staff
    E NOT
  39. There have been Heavy rainfall yesterday.
    A There
    B Have
    C Heavy
    D Yesterday
    E NOT
  40. The two first chapters of this book are well written.
    A The
    B Correct first two
    C Of this
    D well written
    E NOT
  41. People will blame you with wasting your time.
    A Will
    B Blame
    C With
    D Your
    E NOT
  42. I have no Influence with that man.
    A I have no
    B No
    C With
    D That
    E NOT
  43. He is one of the best students who has won the scholarship.
    A One of
    B Students
    C Has
    D The
    E NOT
  44. I have been trying to make friendship with him.
    A Have been
    B To make
    C Friendship
    D With him
    E NOT
  45. Without my information he took away my pen.
    A My information
    B He
    C Away
    D My pen
    E NOT
  46. Prevarication
    A Dogmatism
    B Evasion
    C Concealment of
    D Drunkenness
    E NOT
  47. ANXIOUS
    A Concerned
    B Confident
    C Eager
    D Worried
    E NOT
  48. APTITUDE
    A Sarcasm
    B Inversion
    C Adulation
    D Lack of Talent
    E NOT
  49. Identify the Correct word
    A Vevacious
    B Viveacous
    C Vivacious
    D Vivacious
    E NOT
  50. Identify the Correct word
    A Testimnoy
    B Testimony
    C Testimoney
    D Testimony
    E NOT
  51. Identify the Correct word
    A Geonealogy
    B Geneaology
    C Genology
    D Genealogy
    E NOT
  52. Identify the Correct word
    A Coordination
    B Corridination
    C Coorednation
    D Coordination
    E NOT
  53. Synonyms of ABASEMENT is ……..
    A Incurrence
    B Taxation
    C Humility
    D Humiliation
    E NOT
  54. Synonyms of ACQUAINTANCE is ……..
    A Familiarity
    B Ignorance
    C Connection
    D Intelligent
    E NOT
  55. Synonyms of SPORADIC is ……..
    A Irregular
    B Instinctive
    C Accidental
    D Genuine
    E NOT
  56. Synonyms of OBLIGATORY is ……..
    A Agreeable
    B Required
    C Useful
    D Stubborn
    E NOT
  57. Synonyms of FORUITOUS
    A Lucky
    B Accidental
    C Rich
    D Concerted
    E NOT
  58. Antonym of ATTRACT is ……..
    A Repel
    B Demote
    C Expel
    D All Of These
    E NOT
  59. Antonym of ABERRANT is ……..
    A Steadfast
    B President
    C Desirable
    D A & B
    E A&C
  60. Antonym of ABSTEMIOUS is ……..
    A Gluttonous
    B Greedy
    C Hungry
    D All of These
    E NOT
  61. Antonym of ACCESSIBLE is ……..
    A Inaccessible
    B Limited
    C Restricted
    D All of These
    E NOT
  62. Antonym of ONEROUS is ……..
    A Light
    B Difficult
    C Burdensome
    D Fluent
    E NOT
  63. There was an …….. response of the marathon.
    A Overwhelming
    B Overriding
    C Excessive
    D Extreme
    E NOT
  64. What was the main …….. behind London bombings.
    A Aim
    B Motive
    C Objective
    D Purpose
    E NOT
  65. Did the boys turn …….. for football practice.
    A Up
    B On
    C Back
    D In
    E NOT
  66. The fireman managed to put …….. the fire.
    A Away
    B Down
    C Out
    D Off
    E NOT
  67. The teacher found many mistakes in my composition, when she went …….. it.
    A Into
    B About
    C For
    D Through
    E NOT
  68. The sparrows took no …….. the bread.
    A Notice of
    B Notice about
    C Notice from
    D Notice to
    E NOT
  69. Tell me, Where are you at the ……..?
    A Time
    B Moment
    C Second
    D Hour
    E NOT
  70. I’ve already told you, I’m in the ……..?
    A Place
    B Area
    C Spot
    D Location
    E NOT
  71. Parents were very Surprised …….. his result.
    A On
    B From
    C At
    D About
    E NOT
  72. …… stood …….. the burning house.
    A A Girl / on
    B The Girl / On
    C A Girl / in
    D Girl / in
    E NOT
  73. Travelling …….. air is faster than travelling Sea.
    A On / On
    B By / By
    C In / In
    D On / In
    E NOT
  74. My Parents are going to China …….. a Holiday …….. August.
    A For / In
    B So / That
    C In / At
    D For / During
    E NOT
  75. My Grandmother died …….. 7 p.m. …….. 12 August 1989.
    A In / On
    B At / In
    C At / On
    D In / In
  76. There is widespread unemployment all …….. the country.
    A In
    B Around
    C Over
    D All of these
    E NOT
  77. It is Natural for us to exult …….. our own success.
    A At
    B Over
    C Against
    D By
    E NOT
  78. At last he yielded …….. the temptation.
    A About
    B On
    C For
    D To
    E NOT
  79. The train went …….. the tunnel.
    A From
    B Under
    C Through
    D To
    E NOT
  80. Rukhsar is travelling …….. the school.
    A Off
    B To
    C Through
    D Towards
    E NOT
  81. I was astonished …….. his failure.
    A In
    B At
    C On
    D For
    E NOT
  82. Nelson Mandela was Deprived …….. his freedom.
    A From
    B In
    C With
    D Of
    E NOT
  83. He apologized ……..
    A Noun
    B Preposition
    C Adverb
    D Adjective
    E Verb
  84. Was your journey absolutely …….. necessary?
    A Noun
    B Verb
    C Adverb
    D Adjective
    E NOT
  85. He enjoyed drawing and painting more than …….. academic subjects.
    A Adjective
    B Preposition
    C Conjunction
    D Pronoun
    E NOT
  86. He had been her personal …….. on press relations.
    A Noun
    B Pronoun
    C Verb
    D Adverb
    E NOT
  87. Still water runs ……..
    A Verb
    B Adverb
    C Preposition
    D Deeply
    E NOT
  88. He tried to keep his …….. on the ice.
    A Verb
    B Noun
    C Adverb
    D Adjective
    E NOT
  89. Ameer, is away, so I am writing to you …….. his behalf.
    A Noun
    B Adjective
    C Verb
    D Adverb
    E NOT
  90. It was indeed a most …….. happening in the market.
    A Noun
    B Adverb
    C Adjective
    D Preposition
    E NOT
  91. This tree along with its tiny flowers is very ……..
    A Noun
    B Pronoun
    C Adjective
    D Adverb
    E Verb
  92. The sparrows took no …….. the bread.
    A Notice of
    B Notice about
    C Notice from
    D Notice to
    E NOT
  93. Tell me, Where are you at the ……..?
    A Time
    B Moment
    C Second
    D Hour
    E NOT
  94. I’ve already told you, I’m in the ……..?
    A Place
    B Area
    C Spot
    D Location
    E NOT
  95. Parents were very Surprised …….. his result.
    A On
    B From
    C At
    D About
    E NOT
  96. …… stood …….. the burning house.
    A A Girl / on
    B The Girl / On
    C A Girl / in
    D Girl / in
    E NOT
  97. Travelling …….. air is faster than travelling Sea.
    A On / On
    B By / By
    C In / In
    D On / In
    E NOT
  98. My Parents are going to China …….. a Holiday …….. August.
    A For / In
    B So / That
    C In / At
    D For / During
    E NOT
  99. My Grandmother died …….. 7 p.m. …….. 12 August 1989.
    A In / On
    B At / In
    C At / On
    D In / In
  100. There is widespread unemployment all …….. the country.
    A In
    B Around
    C Over
    D All of these
    E NOT
  101. It is Natural for us to exult …….. our own success.
    A At
    B Over
    C Against
    D By
    E NOT
  102. At last he yielded …….. the temptation.
    A About
    B On
    C For
    D To
    E NOT
  103. The train went …….. the tunnel.
    A From
    B Under
    C Through
    D To
    E NOT
  104. Rukhsar is travelling …….. the school.
    A Off
    B To
    C Through
    D Towards
    E NOT
  105. I was astonished …….. his failure.
    A In
    B At
    C On
    D For
    E NOT
  106. Nelson Mandela was Deprived …….. his freedom.
    A From
    B In
    C With
    D Of
    E NOT
  107. He apologized ……..
    A Noun
    B Preposition
    C Adverb
    D Adjective
    E Verb
  108. Was your journey absolutely …….. necessary?
    A Noun
    B Verb
    C Adverb
    D Adjective
    E NOT
  109. He enjoyed drawing and painting more than …….. academic subjects.
    A Adjective
    B Preposition
    C Conjunction
    D Pronoun
    E NOT
  110. He had been her personal …….. on press relations.
    A Noun
    B Pronoun
    C Verb
    D Adverb
    E NOT
  111. Still water runs ……..
    A Verb
    B Adverb
    C Preposition
    D Deeply
    E NOT
  112. He tried to keep his …….. on the ice.
    A Verb
    B Noun
    C Adverb
    D Adjective
    E NOT
  113. Ameer, is away, so I am writing to you …….. his behalf.
    A Noun
    B Adjective
    C Verb
    D Adverb
    E NOT
  114. It was indeed a most …….. happening in the market.
    A Noun
    B Adverb
    C Adjective
    D Preposition
    E NOT
  115. This tree along with its tiny flowers is very ……..
    A Noun
    B Pronoun
    C Adjective
    D Adverb
    E Verb
  116. Anarchist
    A person One who does not believe in the existence of God or in after-life is called:
    A Anarchist
    B Atheist
    C Agnostic
    D Philanthropist
  117. Collection of poem is called:
    A Anthology
    B Bibliography
    C Analogy
    D Anthropology
  118. The idiom “To get cold feet” means:
    A To become discouraged
    B To run for Life
    C To fall sick
    D To be afraid
  119. The idiom “Hutting the Nail on the Head” means:
    A Performing as a task
    B Hurting some one
    C Taking a very
    D None of these
  120. The idiom “A bolt from blue” means:
    A unexpected misfortune
    B Expected misfortune
    C Good News
    D Sudden News
  121. The Idiom “Give cold shoulder” means:
    A Shiver
    B Cold meat
    C To ignore
    D To support
  122. The Idiom “like a sitting duck” means:
    A Lazy
    B Fat
    C Sleepy
    D Ignorant
  123. The Idiom “Spick and Span” means:
    A Garrulous
    B Already made thing
    C Neat and Clean
    D Outspoken
  124. The idiom “To leave no avenue unexplored” means:
    A To call in question
    B To roam about
    C To try every source
    D To depend on
  125. See eye to eye means:
    A Agree
    B Disagree
    C Ignore
    D Hurting
  126. The Idiom “Kick the Bucket” means:
    A To Die
    B To Eat
    C To Run
    D To Sleep
  127. “A bed of Roses” means:
    A Easy Option
    B A long time
    C Very long period
    D Hard option
  128. A child born after death of his father:
    A Posthumous
    B Orphan
    C Bastard
    D Progenitor
  129. To accustom oneself to a foreign climate:
    A Adopt
    B Adopt
    C Custom
    D Acclimatise
  130. One who despises his colleagues can never be successful:
    A Accuses
    B Ignores
    C hates
    D discourages
  131. A Suitable title for the Passage would be:
    A Different Schools
    B The Contexts of
    C Two views on
    D Effective Educatio
    E NOT
  132. The First school of thought believes that studts should:
    A Study what
    B Study Seriously
    C Be Given General
    D Study only a few Students
    E NOT
  133. The second school of thought Believes:
    A Student Should
    B Studies Should
    C Specialization
    D Students should Specialization with a background of general knowledge
    E NOT
  134. It is difficult to reconcile the ideas of two schools of thought because:
    A They Lack
    B They are
    C They are
    D They ignore each other’s concerns
    E NOT
  135. Students with Broad-Based knowledge would:
    A Not become Specialist
    B Fail to develop
    C Make larger
    D Be more aware of their responsibility towards others
    E NOT
  136. PARAGON
    A Square
    B Beauty
    C Model
    D Virtue
    E NOT
  137. PERMEABLE
    A Perishable
    B Effective
    C Plodding
    D Penetrable
    E NOT
  138. PERNICIOUS
    A Practical
    B Comparative
    C Destructive
    D Tangible
    E NOT
  139. EFFERVESCENCE
    A Readiness
    B Immortality
    C Glory
    D Example
    E NOT
  140. EQUANIMITY
    A Luxury
    B Placidity
    C Joyousness
    D Enchantment
    E NOT
  141. PEDAGOGUE
    A A Foppish
    B A Backbiter
    C A man who
    D Makes Vain display for his Learning
    E NOT
  142. EFFERVESCENCE
    A Verb
    B An verb
    C An abstract noun
    D Plural number
    E NOT

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